Morrissey, Mary Isabel "Molly", age 88, formerly of Giant’s Lake and Antigonish, passed away on April 12th, 2024, in High-Crest Home for Special Care, Sherbrooke, N.S.
Born in Antigonish, December 28th, 1935, Molly was the eldest child of the late John Francis and Josephine (MacIsaac) MacNeil.
After completing high school, Molly entered St. Martha's School of Nursing, graduating in 1958. Upon graduation, Molly's independent spirit took her to Lowell, Massachusetts to begin her nursing career which spanned forty - plus years. While in Lowell, Molly, met her future husband, Colin, and married in Waltham, Ma., on October 17th, 1963. Molly's nursing career took her and her growing family to Miami, Fl., where she nursed in South Miami Hospital. After the death of her husband, Molly returned to Nova Scotia and continued her nursing career at St. Martha's Regional Hospital and Guysborough Memorial Hospital. Molly was a true professional, always putting her patients first.
Molly loved to cook, entertain, read and garden, but her greatest love was her family. Molly is survived by sons Mark (Tracey) and their children, James (Ashley), Liam, Colton, and Gracelynn; Ashley (Ray) Keegan and Audrianna; and Colin (who followed in Grandma's footsteps), Central Texas; and Steven (Donna) and their children, Joey and Brandon, Inverness, Fl.; Siblings, Jim, Quispamsis, N.B.; Anne Restoule, Giant's Lake; and Fiona (Rodney) MacLean, Lower South River.
Molly is predeceased by husband, Colin; brother Joe; sisters-in-law, Rose-Marie, and Louise; and brothers-in-law, Ted Restoule and Al Archibald.
Visitation will be held on Friday, April 19th, 2024, 2-4 and 7-9 pm in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College Street, Antigonish. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11am on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, in St. Andrews Church, St. Andrews, with Fr. Dennis Lamey presiding. Burial in St. Francis DeSales Cemetery, Giant's Lake, at a later date.
The family wish to thank the Staff at High Crest Home for Special Care for the compassionate care given to Molly during her stay,
In Memoriam, donations to St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, St Francis DeSales Cemetery, or charity of one's choice would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences: www.clcurry.com.